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  • Biblical theology

Sin Separates?

Sometimes you hear it said that the most horrible thing about sin is that it separates you from God.  Along […]

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2 July 2019

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Christian, Don’t Suppress Your Identity!

I once heard a radio program about call center workers in India.  North American companies often contract out their call […]

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27 June 2019

Christian identity Colossians 3

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Help Support Religious Freedom Down Under

The name of Israel Folau is well-known in Australia, and perhaps is becoming somewhat known overseas too.  He’s the rugby […]

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25 June 2019

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 Australian Christian Lobby Israel Folau

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Fighting Truth Decay

Truth has fallen on hard times.  As I read the headlines each day, I can’t help but wonder:  “What happened […]

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24 June 2019

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Piper: No Desire to Read the Bible?

I’ve learned a lot from this book so far, as I usually do from John Piper.  This excerpt here is […]

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20 June 2019

Bible reading Desire John Piper

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DeYoung: Homework on Sunday?

I’m currently reading this great little book from Kevin DeYoung.  What he describes here resonates with me — I adopted […]

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19 June 2019

Kevin DeYoung The Fourth Commandment

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Don’t Antagonize, Instead Pursue Peace

Back in 1982, the Free Reformed Churches of Australia (FRCA) were one of the founding members of the International Conference […]

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18 June 2019

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Still Want to Win the Lottery?

“The next Lotto 6/49 jackpot is an estimated 16 million dollars.”  When you hear something like that, the temptation is […]

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13 June 2019

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The History and Character of Our Reformed Church Order

At the back of our Book of Praise, after the confessions and liturgical forms, you’ll find a document called the […]

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11 June 2019

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More Blogs I Read Regularly (and Why)

Just over five years ago, I posted something about the blogs I regularly read.  It’s about time to do an […]

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3 June 2019

Christian blogs

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Book Review: What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an

What Every Christian Needs to Know About the Qur’an, James R. White.  Minneapolis: Bethany House Publishers, 2013.  Softcover, 311 pages. […]

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28 May 2019

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CanRC General Synod Edmonton 2019 (4)

The synod finished last week Thursday evening and all the acts are now available here.  As before, let me just […]

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27 May 2019

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CanRC General Synod Edmonton 2019 (3)

We now have some provisional Acts to survey.  For those interested in the details, the Acts can be found here […]

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22 May 2019

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Bizarre Foods of CDO

I went to the Philippines to preach and teach.  And I did.  But those who know me know I had […]

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21 May 2019

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Rev. Wes Bredenhof (B.A., M.Div., Th.D.) is pastor of the Free Reformed Church in Launceston, Tasmania. Read More
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Books by Wes Bredenhof

Get to Know the Holy Spirit

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Aiming to Please

Published 2020

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Seven Wondrous Words

Published 2019

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